Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Samoa
Samoa: Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) was 8.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings in Samoa, 2009–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic savings in Samoa is 8.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Samoa peaked at 20.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -7.2%, in 2022.
That places Samoa 142nd out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.5% | — |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +45.6% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +28.2% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -31.9% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -77.6% |
| 2022 | -7.2% | -344.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -121.4% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | +381.5% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | +16.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 8.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 46% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 8.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.0%, 39% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +381.5% | 1.5% | 7.4% |
| 2022 | -344.3% | 2.9% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 8.8% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | -7.2% | 13.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 139 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.3% compare
- 140 New Caledonia 10.0% compare
- 141 Mozambique 9.9% compare
- 143 Philippines 8.4% compare
- 144 Pakistan 7.1% compare
- 145 Nepal 6.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 189.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 138.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Samoa?
- Gross domestic savings in Samoa was 8.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.2% in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for gross domestic savings?
- Samoa ranks 142nd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.